Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Weekend Ride-No love for Will Smith

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This weekend I planned a Dinner & Movie Ride. We had 8 or 9 scooters show up to ride! The weather held well and we rode out east odd Lou...
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Parts for Chinese Scooters 2

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Update!  I had TWO packages.  The first was ANOTHER carb (finally the correct one) and the 2nd package was my bolts.  I will do an oil chang...
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Parts for Chinese Scooters

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I contacted my dealer (Valley Scooters) several weeks ago about getting a new carb because I have had so many problems with starting/running...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Baccio at Hi-Tech

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Dan at Hi-Tech has these 50cc Baccio scooters he sells for around $1495. They are Chinese but he vouches for the quality. He told Kevin and...

Stripped down

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Dan, the very knowledgable man who owns Hi-Tech Scooters agreed to work on my bike, even though he did not sell it to me. He seems like a gr...

My replacement carburetor

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I got this replacement carburetor from Roketa today--a very good sign. It cost nothing because it was under warranty. I took it to Hi-Tech ...
Thursday, June 26, 2008

Visit to Don Spencer, V.D.

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After work, my friends [name omitted] and [name omitted] and I met at Don Spencer's house. Don is the self proclaimed V.D., the Vespa Do...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Followup on Stranded

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Well, the hitch did not work out.  He had some electrical issues.  I ended up renting a Uhaul truck one way for an exorbitant fee (with abou...
Sunday, June 22, 2008

Failure at Gasoline Rally

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My scooter had been having some problems...it would die at stops. I didnt have the time before the rally to run down the problem so I took i...
Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Weekend Two-Bridges 2 - flat tire

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We had Jeremy with is 50cc which does fine, but you don't want a line of cars and trucks behind you so on occasion I will pull off the s...

Weekend Two Bridges Ride

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This past Saturday I led our scooter club on an all-day route. We met at a Scooter retailer called Scootopia. They sell Aprilia and Adly sco...
Friday, June 6, 2008

OOPS! June 4th

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I parked outside work one day after they re-surfaced the lot at work. My center stand sunk in!

Fried on June 1st

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I took this after our last riding weekend two weeks ago. Both my arms got so fried! I actually had little bitty blisters... Must remember s...

May 23rd - Impellizeris

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This was taken the night I went out to dinner with [name omitted] and [name omitted]. We got a little soaked getting home.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008

300 mile Weekend!

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This weekend, we took two rides, one Saturday and one on Sunday. Both days the weather was perfect and everyone had a great time! I put ar...
Friday, May 23, 2008

Interest in Scootering and our Group!

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This past Tuesday, we met--as we usually do--at Culver's on the corner of Hurstborne and Watterson Trail. I got to meet two new scooter...

Pierspeed Europa 400 Chinese Scooter

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This is a cool powerful scooter. If/when I upgrade, it may be to another Chinese "clone".
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Should I buy a Chinese Motor Scooter???

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Here is my advice on buying a Chinese Scooter for those people who have asked me... Well, I must tell you straight out--unless you can work ...
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Friday, May 16, 2008

eco2 concept

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I'm going to start pushing the eco2 concept. It basically states that we should be economically intelligent and ecologically responsible...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Now even rain

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www.louisvillescooter.org Now, even rain will not stop me from enjoying the 65mpg from my scooter! UPDATE: Rats! I found a tear in the pan...
Sunday, May 11, 2008

Saturday Ride

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Saturday, the weather was perfect, and a group of us took a ride. [name omitted], George and I met at Culvers at 10am. We waited until 11am ...
Thursday, May 8, 2008

My Next Scooter

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Check this bad-boy out! http://thelab.thoughtlab.com/newimages/scooterteaser/ScooterFlyer.jpg
Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Piaggio Sales Drop - Forbes

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Are the high-end scooter manufacturers suffering because of the "Chinese Junk"? This Forbes article http://www.forbes.com/markets...
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Pushing the 50cc's

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This article: http://www.walletpop.com/2008/05/06/take-a-tip-from-the-third-world-4-gas-is-scooter-time/ shows the media's focus on push...

Ride Last Night

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I met with my friend [name omitted] yesterday at Culver's after work. We spoke briefly and then rode around town for about a half an hou...

Fairdale Kentucky

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I took the scenic route home last Wednesday because I didn't have time to ride after work. I saw the Fairdale sign, so I had to stop an...

New summer helmet

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This is the shorty helmet I got a Mike and Cho's in Radcliff, KY. It works pretty good, but is taking some getting used to. I feel kin...

Grocery Getter

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I have used my scooter several times now to pick up a "few things" at the grocery. I have bunji cords in my trunk and I just ask ...
Thursday, May 1, 2008

1400+ China Miles

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Over 1400 China Miles now in about 3 months. That means I will probably be changing belt and tires next year in March or April. That works o...

pizza delivery

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I just realized...if i ever lose my job, i can always make a killing delivering pizza on the Roketa MC-54-250B! It worked fine last night br...